Bill Sponsor
Illinois Senate Bill 2788
Session 103rd
Child Abuse Reports To School
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 1, 2024
Sponsors
Democrat
Mary Edly-Allen
Democrat
Laura Faver Dias
First Action
Jan 17, 2024
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2788
State
Illinois
Session
103rd
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Child Protective Service Unit to send a notification letter (rather than a copy of the Unit's final finding report) to a child's school following an investigation and finding of physical or sexual abuse. Provides that if an indicated finding is overturned in an appeal or hearing, the Department of Children and Family Services shall request that the notification letter (rather than final finding report) be purged from the student's record, and the school shall purge the notification letter (rather than final finding report) from the student's record in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act. Requires the notification letter to provide the date of expungement from the central register. Removes a provision requiring all reports made by mandated reporters to be confirmed in writing to the appropriate Child Protective Service Unit within 48 hours of any initial report. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes all amendatory changes requiring the Child Protective Service Unit to send a notification letter to a child's school following an investigation and finding of physical or sexual abuse. Instead provides that the Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final finding report to the school that the child, who is the indicated victim of child abuse (rather than the indicated victim of the report), attends. Requires the report to be sent during the summer to the last school that the child attended. Provides that the final finding report shall provide the date of expungement from the central register and the school shall purge the final finding report from the student's record in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 17, 2024 11:24:30 PM
Record Updated
Jul 11, 2024 12:06:43 PM